Sun Blocked Out, But Fun Goes On Yup, it’s snowing in the spring. Not a lot of it, but it’s there—late March snow. Yet the frozen precip has not prevented a gaggle of New Jersey guys from playing bocce outside the brewery. “We saw an open...
The Captain’s Log: A Tasty Triple Threat Every few months, Captain Lawrence releases a limited batch of specialty four-packs of very unique beers. This time around, it’s the Seeking Alpha triple IPA. That’s right, triple—we’ll see your imperial IPA and raise you another blast of hoppy...
Shamrockin’ In the Free World It is that lull on the calendar—St. Patrick’s Day not quite here, and Pi Day a recent memory. Pi Day, celebrating the extraordinarily rare occurrence of 3/14/15 on the calendar, was a surprisingly big day around the Captain Lawrence tasting room,...
The Brewery Man (Sung to the tune of “The Piano Man”, with our apologies to Billy Joel) It’s 4 o’clock on a Sunday The regulars file in for a brew They want porters and ales and Point Proven pilsner And that Frost Monster imperial stout too. Tarrytown’s Ryan Shaw brought...
Spring Not Quite Sprung, They’re Grateful for Grapefruit It’s that blessed sign of spring in the offing—pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training, and ballgames in the sun baked, so called Grapefruit League will soon commence. Perhaps that is why grapefruit flavors are on...
The Captain’s Log: ‘Brand’ New Approach The Captain is finally putting serious thought into its branding, including new names for some beloved beers, and a new logo as well. The tasting room favorite Imperial IPA is now the Palate Shifter, while the India Pale Ale—heretofore known...
Booths Cruise! The Westchester County Center. It is home to the Westchester Knicks, a far more palatable version of the team than their varsity siblings down in the city. It is home to reptile shows, the circus, Disney Live! and, for one blessed night each February,...
New York To Super Bowl: You’re Gonna Hear Me Snore When we last saw Simon Ellis, it was considerably nicer out. He was on the patio. The sun was shining. He was contemplating exactly which beer should be chosen to deflower the finest growler in the...
Small Batches, Big Flavors, Fond Memories The Super Bowl is a week away, which means it is time for the Captain Lawrence Hop Bowl, pitting a dozen memorable small-batch brews from the past year—staffer-created concoctions such as the chamomile-infused Sleepy Time Saison, the session IPA Hop...
Beer on Ice! The roads were icy as a freezing, miserable rain fell. The signs on the highway warned, Only Travel if Necessary. “This was necessary,” says Pieter Colpaert of Brooklyn, raising his sample of the small-batch bock called I’ll Be Bock. It’s a long weekend, and...